Accounting Practice Sales

Accounting Practice Sales is a business broker dealing only in accounting and tax firms. It was set up by CPAs who had bought and sold practices themselves, and it works through independent brokers who know their local markets across North America.

What Accounting Practice Sales offers

• Practice valuation: setting an asking price that suits both seller and buyer, with an online questionnaire to give owners an early estimate.
• Marketing practices for sale: promoting listings through several channels to reach as many buyers as possible.
• Buyer screening: confidentiality agreements plus checks on a buyer's real interest, finances, experience and qualifications.
• Deal structuring: guidance on terms such as cash at closing or financing.
• Negotiation and closing: brokers work to bring the two sides to agreement and complete the sale.
• Listings for buyers: a searchable set of practices for sale that can be sorted and filtered by area.

Who it serves

Only accountants and tax professionals, including CPAs, CGAs, CAs and enrolled agents, whether selling a practice or looking to buy one.

Key facts

• Founded by: CPAs with their own practice-trading experience
• Region: North America
• Model: network of independent local brokers